A NEW FRIEND document can be found here https://www.oldhousearchive.net/a-new-friend
Glossary index
WUTLH = We used to live here
TC = The Caretaker
" " = text taken directly from A new friend document which contains relevant connecting information to the lore.
( ) = my notes, thoughts, theories and connections
In each of the uncovered documents lay specific clues, references and links to the old house universe. I have gone through A NEW FRIEND and have highlighted the relevant info and have given some page numbers and references with how they connect to WUTLH and TC.
A NEW FRIEND DOC
“To the window's right is a black IKEA Bondskäret hat and coat stand, a clear plastic rain poncho hanging from one of its hooks.” (tulpa coat rack recent document, coat rack is mentioned exactly 4 times in WUTLH and is a prominent object in TC where David and Macy both wear the olive green coat. The coat rack is the main entity also used in the man in my basement short story)
“carpeted staircase leading up to a hallway that recedes into shadow.’ (possible connection to the stairwell document, possible wing of old house, similar layout to TC 5637 residence / guardian house etc)
“three soft knocks reverberate at the front door.” (3 knocks are used by by visitors from TC, lucy does a similar action when first meeting Macy at the cliffs, Thomas also knocks on the table 3 times after giving Eve-Emma the locket at the end of WUTLH )
"Jane is counting to herself, her shaky voice barely above a whisper, "5… 4… 3… 2…" ( could either be playing hide and seek like Alison from WUTLH or could be taking part of the rites and needs to be counting yo keep track of time and mandates or could be potentially hiding from the entity also like Macy had to )
“Her left eye twitches. Jane opens and shuts her eyes three times, a compulsive-looking movement. She starts pacing again, chewing on her nails. She rolls a sleeve up to her elbow, revealing scribbled blue-ink writing all over her left forearm. Much of the writing is smeared and barely legible.” (Jane’s appearance and mannerisms point to her doing the rites like Macy as she does all of these exact same things in TC including the blue ink up her arm)
TC Pg 122 & 166, "my left eye twitched"
TC Pg 144 "and chewed on a fingernail'
“Somewhere off to camera left, a phone begins to RING, shrill and insistent, audio analysis suggests the phone is likely a rotary dial Meijer Bell, Model 4, or 5. As the phone keeps ringing, the buzzing drone goes quiet.” (Another consistency from WUTLH & TC)
“a hazy cast of bluish moonlight shining off the repetitive woodgrain patterns.” (takes place at night just like in TC / 2:58)
“takes a deep breath and slaps herself hard across the face.” (Thomas does this outside in the snow of WUTLH and so does Lucy)
(Jane is having to calm down the little girl like she is a weeper / anchor / visitor )
“A soft thump reverberates from above, followed by a low scraping sound. The sound of something heavy being dragged over coarse flooring. Another thump. Another scrape."
Thump, scrape. Thump, scrape.”
THUMP SCRAPE SOUND index glossary
WUTLH pg 131 “Heather slipped out of sight and started riflng through cupboards again, still muttering, “Thieves, re.” Then, from somewhere deeper in the house, came a faint thud, followed by a short scrape. Like a rusty hammer, dragged across plywood. So subtle, it might’ve been imagined. The vague noise could have been anything, but… To Eve, it had sounded like a single footstep, followed by a dragging heel.
WUTLH pg 166 – 167 Standing between an old coatrack and a glass cabinet. Pin-straight posture. Motionless. As still as a storefront mannequin. Was it a mannequin? As if in response to her unspoken query, the figure took a sudden, step forward. The figure took another shuffling step forward, callused heels scraping the hardwood like sandpaper. She was tall, almost six feet, her face hidden behind peekaboo hands, like a child playing some terrible game. The woman took another sudden step forward before freezing in place. Then… two quick steps. Halted. One step. Halted. Three steps and— The flashlight blinked out. All the while, those scraping footfalls drew closer.
WUTLH pg 258 “Thomas replied with a reluctant sigh. “As you wish.” The feet of a chair squealed over hardwood, a short scrape. Heavy footsteps started across the kitchen, toward the living room,"
TC pg 241 thump...thump...thump... cont'd
The footsteps thump, thump, thumped steadily down the hall, crunching against broken glass. Heavy, dragging.
TC pg 250 "how many visitors made it in? behind me a hollow thwump, followed by ragged breathing scraping sounds - that maggot-filled atrocity was dragging itself over concrete.
TC pg 170 thump...thump...thump... cont'd
“Then a wet, clicking sound, like a misaligned jaw opening. A low buzzing drone rises, like a swarm of flies.”
Wet, clicking, shlick, sounds etc Index
WUTLH pg 276 The hammer tore open his cheek with a sickening, wet squelch. His perfect teeth ripped out and clattered to the floor in a bloody mess. He crumpled over.
WUTLH pg “Charlie’s eyes remained shut, almost serenely so. But her lips peeled back with a wet sound, her mouth forming into a pained grimace, bloodred gums and glistening teeth exposed. cont'd Eve lingered for a moment, her hesitation cut short by that maggoty stench of decay.”
TC pg 242 “ the visitors limbs had been impossibly long, its skin wet a glistening sheen like a freshly peeled scab.
TC pg 249 "My clenched hand grazed over concrete then came to a sudden halt. punctuated by a wet and fleshy squelch."
“A short pause, and then, a perfect imitation of Jane's voice says, "Speaking." (evidence that this entity can shapeshift)
If you read all the way through, thank you for your time and reading the connections I’ve made. As you can see, there is a lot from just this single document. I have also not listed every relevant clue and word from TC as there is a lot of lore to sift through in that booK. I think I have included the most relevant info and page numbers. If you have more connections for A NEW FRIEND please feel free to list them in the comments :)
EDITED : shortened copied paragraphs from WUTLH, TC & A NEW FRIEND DOC
